what OpenCv Image type is CV_8SC3

Question

Until now I had only encountered this kind of types for a cv::Mat:

CV_<bit_depth>(U|F)C<number_of_channels> with U standing for unsigned and f for float.

So in CV_8SC3:

8 -> stands for bit depth

C3 -> stands for three channels

But what does S stand for?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

S means "signed"

So 8S is mapped to C++ signed char data type